Cambodia Comforts Worried Summit
While the financial problems of Europe created a worried mood for the Group of 20 leaders at Los Cabos, Mexico, last week, a bright spot was Prime Minister Hun Sen’s representation of Cambodia’s ASEAN chairmanship, according to lawyer and government adviser Sok Siphana, who accompanied the Cambodian delegation. … The Cambodian prime minister also pushed for resumption of the Doha Development Round or Doha Development Agenda (DDA), which is the current trade-negotiation round of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which commenced in November 2001 and has an objective to lower trade barriers around the world, which will help facilitate the increase of global trade. “Our prime minister pushed for resumption of the Doha negotiation because for Cambodia it is important. We believe that international trade is a driver of growth. Cambodia being such an open economy, we depend on trade and investment. Only through trade and openness can we sustain our economic growth,” Sok Siphana said. …
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